Radiator leak

[Hounddog]

Well after spending all day replacing the spark plugs wires coil points condensor and rotor. Noticed that the radiator was leaking it never ends. While looking on the internet noticed this website... Are they being serious???

http://www.wikihow.com/Seal-a-Leaking-Radiator

[RobertKB]

These remedies were used in the old days. I know a person with a Model T which sprang a leak at a threshing show. He went around until he found some rabbit pellets and through those in. Bingo....no more leak. Not sure what happens in the rest of the cooling system as some of this gunk has to end up in the lowest point of the cooling passages. Bars Leak kind of works on the same principle.

[greg g]

black pepper is also said to be effective.

[Frank Elder]

You might as well throw a couple if eggs in there too, no yolk! Go to the radiator shop and get it looked at, that snake oil will fail.

[RobertKB]

You might as well throw a couple if eggs in there too, no yolk! Go to the radiator shop and get it looked at, that snake oil will fail.

Good advice. All the above are temporary measures. Nothing beats a properly repaired or recored radiator. Saving money sometimes does not save money. In fact, that reminds me of an old ditty I knew as a kid when in some public washrooms you had to pay money to use the crapper by putting a dime in the locking mechanism of the stall door.

Here I sit broken-hearted

Paid a dime and only farted

Last time I took a chance

Saved a dime and s*** my pants:p

[aero3113]

Make sure you have the right cap on,to much pressure and it will start to leak find a lower pressure cap and the leaks go away.

[Hounddog]

Unless the radiator has been changed, a 46 Plymouth will have no pressure regardless of what cap is used:)

Im not sure what the original radiator looks like but it seems this might have been changed and it has a 15-18 lb pressure cap on it the radiator hose comes out the right side facing the front of the car and the cap is on the left

[Hounddog]

Here is some pictures doesnt look stock but I dont know. wow those pictures are small

[Hounddog]

Thank you for your help I wonder what pressure I should get?? maybe 5-6 lbs?

[martybose]

It looks to me like a later model Plymouth radiator. The early ones didn't have the shroud, and if the perspective looks like there is a fairly big gap from the top of the fan to the shroud, perhaps indicating that the radiator was lower in the original application. Plus of course the different filler neck with the overflow at the filler neck below the cap.

Marty

[RobertKB]

I think the radiator is newer. As mentioned, the shroud is different and the cap is in a different location. Looks just like the one in my '53 Plymouth.

[Frank Elder]

Is it leaking from those welds? I wouldn't trust them.

[Hounddog]

No the welds are holding at the moment its leaking somewhere in the honeycomb i believe. Ill start looking for a new one shortly

[BobT-47P15]

Here's the radiator in my P15. Should be original, or close to it.

Here's the rad out of the brown 49 P15 coupe.

This is a 54 Plymouth Savoy I had a few months back.

Another view....has shroud, 6 blade fan, filler is in a different place from above photo.